The Journal of Pain
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 142-148 , February 2010

Do Past Pain Events Systematically Impact Pain Ratings of Healthy Subjects or Fibromyalgia Patients?

  • Roland Staud

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Dr. Roland Staud, Dept. of Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610-0221.
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  • Michael E. Robinson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical & Health Psychology, Division of Neuroscience, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
    • ,
  • Donald D. Price

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

Received 11 March 2009 ,Revised 1 May 2009 ,Accepted 24 June 2009.

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 Supported by NIH grants NS-38767 and AR053541.

PII: S1526-5900(09)00611-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2009.06.014

The Journal of Pain
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 142-148 , February 2010

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